Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 19th

May 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 19th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 19th May 2016)

Number

Estimated Value (all projects)

Estimated Value (new projects only)

US$ millions US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 5 90 13

Biofuel 6 970 100

Biogas 3 158 -

Gasification - - -

Incineration (with energy recovery) 9 933 458

Incineration (without energy recovery) 1 5 5

Integrated/mixed facilities 3 421 186

Landfill 4 77 71

MBT - - -

Other 1 6 6

Recycling 7 59 30

Waste processing 6 1,781 164

Total 45 4,500 1,033

In the week ended 19th May 2016, AcuComm added 45 new or updated waste projects to our

Business Database, worth an estimated US$4,500 million and waste capacity of just over 7.5

million tonnes.

This takes the cumulative total to 4,074 active projects since 2013,

with a total estimated investment value of US$311 billion.

Integrated/mixed

facilities

32.3%

Waste processing

28.5%Biofuel

17.4%

Landfill

12.3%

Recycling

5.1%

Others

4.3%

Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 19th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 19th

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 19th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 19th May 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Anaerobic Digestion 5 654,833 8

Biofuel 6 1,346,877 141

Biogas 3 319,447 7

Gasification - - -

Incineration (with energy recovery) 9 2,102,340 253

Incineration (without energy recovery) 1 35,325 -

Integrated/mixed facilities 3 416,763 55

Landfill 4 1,381,011 -

MBT - - -

Other 1 1,600 -

Recycling 7 694,028 -

Waste processing 6 581,695 -

Total 45 7,533,918 465

The total estimated waste capacity of projects reported on

in the past week is just over 7.5 million tonnes. WtE

incineration was the largest category, accounting for just

over 2.1 million tonnes.

The total estimated power generation from these projects

was 456 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,

accounting for 253 MW.

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

27.9%

Landfill

18.3%Biofuel

17.9%

Others

35.9%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e

19th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 19th

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 19th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 19th May 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Animal 1 424,190 2

Clinical - - -

Construction/Demolition - - -

e-Waste - - -

Food 2 46,245 3

Gas - - -

Glass 2 192,769 -

Hazardous 2 36,925 -

Heat - - -

Industrial - - -

Metals - - -

MSW 18 3,967,842 221

Oil - - -

Organic (general/unspecified) 6 1,119,246 68

Other 2 28,470 -

Paper - - -

Plant biomass (non-waste) - - -

Plant biomass (waste) 5 1,243,469 125

Plastics - - -

Radioactive 2 533 -

Rubber - - -

Sewage/wastewater 1 11,597 1

Wood 4 462,633 45

Total 45 7,533,918 465

Municipal Solid Waste and plant biomass were the

leading feedstocks in the past week, accounting for

4.0 million tonnes and 1.2 million tonnes respectively.

MSW

52.7%

Plant biomass

(waste)

16.5%

Organic

(general/unspecified)

14.9%

Others

16.0%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e

19th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 19th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 19th May 2016)

Projects

USA 12

UK 6

Canada 5

France 3

Australia 3

Others 16

Total 45

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Average Project Values by Facility Type

US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 23

Biofuel 123

Biogas 27

Gasification 155

Incineration (with energy recovery) 109

Incineration (without energy recovery) 58

Integrated/mixed facilities 182

Landfill 22

MBT 67

Other 111

Recycling 27

Waste processing 65

All Projects 76

Average Project Values by Feedstock Type

US$ millions

Animal 17

Clinical 30

Construction/Demolition 9

e-Waste 26

Food 18

Gas 48

Glass 12

Hazardous 74

Heat 25

Industrial 96

Metals 51

MSW 92

Oil 42

Organic (general/unspecified) 90

Other 67

Paper 84

Plant biomass (non-waste) 115

Plant biomass (waste) 80

Plastics 22

Radioactive 564

Rubber 33

Sewage/wastewater 42

Wood 86

All Projects 76

The average active waste project is worth US$76 million. There are naturally

wide variations in average project value, due to the size, duration and

complexity of different types of project. The figures on this page represent

our latest estimates, based on data from 2013 to the current week.

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 19th

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 19th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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Top Five Projects, week ending 19th May 2016, by Estimated Value (US$ millions) Click the flag for more information on each project

1 Canada 1,134 Construction of waste management facilities for radioactive waste.

2 USA 444 Development of an interim storage facility for used nuclear fuel.

3 Denmark 369 Construction of a biorefinery inc. bioethanol, hydrogen production and waste treatment plants.

4 USA 186 Development of a waste processing business park.

5 UK 186 Development of 95,000 tpa waste treatment facility.

Top Five Projects, week ending 19th May 2016, by Reported Waste Capacity (tonnes)

1 UK 480,000 Construction of a 50 MW WtE facility.

2 India 300,000 Construction of a bamboo-to-biofuel biorefinery.

3 Belgium 200,000 Plans revived for WtE plant.

4 Canada 192,850 Expansion of an existing biogas plant.

5 UK 185,000 Construction of a >15 MW WtE facility.

Top Five Projects, week ending 12th May 2016, by Reported Power Generation (MW)

1 UK 50 Construction of a 50 MW WtE facility.

2 UK 29 Construction of a >25 MW biomass energy plant.

3 UK 18 Construction of a >15 MW WtE facility.

4 Zimbabwe 2 Development of a US$68 million waste-to-energy plant.

5 USA 1 Upgrading of a sewage plant to produce fertiliser and electricity.

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 19th

May 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 19th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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